Solutions of Mock CAT - 08 (CAT 2015 Pattern)

 Scorecard

 Accuracy

 Qs Analysis

 Booster Analysis

 Video Analysis

 Solutions

 Bookmarks

 VRC

 LRDI

 QA

Sec 1

Directions for questions 1 to 4: The passage given below is followed by a set of four
questions. Choose the most appropriate answer to each question.

Economic liberalization and globalization have facilitated unprecedented movement of

people across the borders, which demands a new theory of citizenship in order to
formulate the aspirations of people who simultaneously inhabit a geographical space
away from the homeland and maintain strong ties with it. Appadurai while describing
the technological and cultural implication of globalization contends that the global
cultural flows of ethnoscapes, mediascapes, technoscapes and financescapes – denoting
a world characterized by people and objects in motion – enable “the plurality of
imagined worlds”, new ways of imagining ourselves outside and apart from the nation-
state. This endeavor to imagine transnational conditions outside the nation-state has led
to various theories of citizenship, such as post-national citizenship, transnational
citizenship, multi-level citizenship, flexible citizenship, cosmopolitan citizenship and
global citizenship.

Through the prism of Mira Nair’s film, Namesake, and Sarah Gavron’s film, Brick
Lane, the ideals enshrined in the notions of ‘transnational citizenship’ or ‘flexible
citizenship’ and the gamut of cultural conflict so beautifully encapsulated may be
viewed with an ostensible aim to explain the underlying nuances. The choice of these
two films is strategic as both films have women as their central character; both of them
represent migration from the Indian sub-continent – however, Namesake captures
Ashima and Ashoke Ganguli’s migration to New York, whereas, Brick Lanedepicts Mr
Ahmed and Nazneen’s transnational migration to England; both the films represent
ethnic Bengali experiences of migration even though the commonality of ethnic Bengali
culture has been ruptured by the partition of India (1947) – the Gangulis are from
Calcutta, once the imperial capital of British India, whereas, the Ahmeds are from
Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Both the films have women as their central characters who accompany their husbands
to a foreign land, and, eventually, recover their own subjectivity. The increased
migration of women across borders in professional and non-professional sectors under
the impact of globalization has resulted in terming the new trend as ‘feminization of
globalization.’ The economic opportunities provided by globalization have allowed
women from across the globe to transgress stereotypical gender roles by subverting
domestic/public dichotomy. Women from the traditional societies have learned to
negotiate the boundaries of domestic and public spaces by performing professional roles
in the public sphere while, simultaneously, performing the typical gendered roles in the
domestic sphere. Social scientists, Tastsoglou and Dobrowolsky write, “Women
(im)migrants cross, contest and reconfigure borders problematizing not only the legal
and political dimensions of citizenship, but also social, economic, and psychological ones
(i.e. in terms of cultural belonging).” In both Namesake and Brick Lane, women
protagonists often negotiate the uneven terrains of cultural citizenship in the host
countries because the men have already empowered themselves as the sole protectors of
political citizenship by virtue of their access to the public. Women in these films are
embodiments of citizenship as practice, which demands a complex skill of negotiation,
adjustment, and the cultivation of a sense of affective belonging. The sub-continental
women in the diasporic space often embody the dual task of negotiating a patriarchal
domestic space, which imposes the roles of ideal wives and mothers, and, also,
negotiating hitherto uncharted, hostile public space replete with images of suspicion,
racism, and discrimination. Ashima in Namesake and Nazneen in Brick Lane, trespass
the boundaries of domestic space through the practice and performance of cultural
citizenship, “the everyday experience of national belonging beyond legal citizenship.”

Q.1
The passage suggests which of the following about immigration of women?

a Women immigration has brought changes only within the ambit of legal
citizenship.

b Women immigrants have re-defined the concept of citizenship.

c In today’s age, women from the entire world successfully maneuver through their
personal and professional lives.

d The journey of transition from the domestic sphere to the public space has been
relatively easy for women.

o Bookmark
o Answer key/Solution
Correct Answer : b

Directions for questions 1 to 4: The passage given below is followed by a set of four
questions. Choose the most appropriate answer to each question.

Economic liberalization and globalization have facilitated unprecedented movement of

people across the borders, which demands a new theory of citizenship in order to
formulate the aspirations of people who simultaneously inhabit a geographical space
away from the homeland and maintain strong ties with it. Appadurai while describing
the technological and cultural implication of globalization contends that the global
cultural flows of ethnoscapes, mediascapes, technoscapes and financescapes – denoting
a world characterized by people and objects in motion – enable “the plurality of
imagined worlds”, new ways of imagining ourselves outside and apart from the nation-
state. This endeavor to imagine transnational conditions outside the nation-state has led
to various theories of citizenship, such as post-national citizenship, transnational
citizenship, multi-level citizenship, flexible citizenship, cosmopolitan citizenship and
global citizenship.

Through the prism of Mira Nair’s film, Namesake, and Sarah Gavron’s film, Brick
Lane, the ideals enshrined in the notions of ‘transnational citizenship’ or ‘flexible
citizenship’ and the gamut of cultural conflict so beautifully encapsulated may be
viewed with an ostensible aim to explain the underlying nuances. The choice of these
two films is strategic as both films have women as their central character; both of them
represent migration from the Indian sub-continent – however, Namesake captures
Ashima and Ashoke Ganguli’s migration to New York, whereas, Brick Lanedepicts Mr
Ahmed and Nazneen’s transnational migration to England; both the films represent
ethnic Bengali experiences of migration even though the commonality of ethnic Bengali
culture has been ruptured by the partition of India (1947) – the Gangulis are from
Calcutta, once the imperial capital of British India, whereas, the Ahmeds are from
Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Both the films have women as their central characters who accompany their husbands
to a foreign land, and, eventually, recover their own subjectivity. The increased
migration of women across borders in professional and non-professional sectors under
the impact of globalization has resulted in terming the new trend as ‘feminization of
globalization.’ The economic opportunities provided by globalization have allowed
women from across the globe to transgress stereotypical gender roles by subverting
domestic/public dichotomy. Women from the traditional societies have learned to
negotiate the boundaries of domestic and public spaces by performing professional roles
in the public sphere while, simultaneously, performing the typical gendered roles in the
domestic sphere. Social scientists, Tastsoglou and Dobrowolsky write, “Women
(im)migrants cross, contest and reconfigure borders problematizing not only the legal
and political dimensions of citizenship, but also social, economic, and psychological ones
(i.e. in terms of cultural belonging).” In both Namesake and Brick Lane, women
protagonists often negotiate the uneven terrains of cultural citizenship in the host
countries because the men have already empowered themselves as the sole protectors of
political citizenship by virtue of their access to the public. Women in these films are
embodiments of citizenship as practice, which demands a complex skill of negotiation,
adjustment, and the cultivation of a sense of affective belonging. The sub-continental
women in the diasporic space often embody the dual task of negotiating a patriarchal
domestic space, which imposes the roles of ideal wives and mothers, and, also,
negotiating hitherto uncharted, hostile public space replete with images of suspicion,
racism, and discrimination. Ashima in Namesake and Nazneen in Brick Lane, trespass
the boundaries of domestic space through the practice and performance of cultural
citizenship, “the everyday experience of national belonging beyond legal citizenship.”

Q.2
The first paragraph performs which of the following functions in the passage?

a The paragraph provides a distinction between the different theories of citizenship

and inclination to be outside the nation-state.
b The paragraph defines the various theories of citizenship.

c It explains the need for change in the definition of citizenship and offers new ways
of defining it.

d A liberal economy has fuelled the aspirations of people towards attaining a legal
citizenship of the host country.

o Bookmark
o Answer key/Solution
Correct Answer : c

Directions for questions 1 to 4: The passage given below is followed by a set of four
questions. Choose the most appropriate answer to each question.

Economic liberalization and globalization have facilitated unprecedented movement of

people across the borders, which demands a new theory of citizenship in order to
formulate the aspirations of people who simultaneously inhabit a geographical space
away from the homeland and maintain strong ties with it. Appadurai while describing
the technological and cultural implication of globalization contends that the global
cultural flows of ethnoscapes, mediascapes, technoscapes and financescapes – denoting
a world characterized by people and objects in motion – enable “the plurality of
imagined worlds”, new ways of imagining ourselves outside and apart from the nation-
state. This endeavor to imagine transnational conditions outside the nation-state has led
to various theories of citizenship, such as post-national citizenship, transnational
citizenship, multi-level citizenship, flexible citizenship, cosmopolitan citizenship and
global citizenship.

Through the prism of Mira Nair’s film, Namesake, and Sarah Gavron’s film, Brick
Lane, the ideals enshrined in the notions of ‘transnational citizenship’ or ‘flexible
citizenship’ and the gamut of cultural conflict so beautifully encapsulated may be
viewed with an ostensible aim to explain the underlying nuances. The choice of these
two films is strategic as both films have women as their central character; both of them
represent migration from the Indian sub-continent – however, Namesake captures
Ashima and Ashoke Ganguli’s migration to New York, whereas, Brick Lanedepicts Mr
Ahmed and Nazneen’s transnational migration to England; both the films represent
ethnic Bengali experiences of migration even though the commonality of ethnic Bengali
culture has been ruptured by the partition of India (1947) – the Gangulis are from
Calcutta, once the imperial capital of British India, whereas, the Ahmeds are from
Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Both the films have women as their central characters who accompany their husbands
to a foreign land, and, eventually, recover their own subjectivity. The increased
migration of women across borders in professional and non-professional sectors under
the impact of globalization has resulted in terming the new trend as ‘feminization of
globalization.’ The economic opportunities provided by globalization have allowed
women from across the globe to transgress stereotypical gender roles by subverting
domestic/public dichotomy. Women from the traditional societies have learned to
negotiate the boundaries of domestic and public spaces by performing professional roles
in the public sphere while, simultaneously, performing the typical gendered roles in the
domestic sphere. Social scientists, Tastsoglou and Dobrowolsky write, “Women
(im)migrants cross, contest and reconfigure borders problematizing not only the legal
and political dimensions of citizenship, but also social, economic, and psychological ones
(i.e. in terms of cultural belonging).” In both Namesake and Brick Lane, women
protagonists often negotiate the uneven terrains of cultural citizenship in the host
countries because the men have already empowered themselves as the sole protectors of
political citizenship by virtue of their access to the public. Women in these films are
embodiments of citizenship as practice, which demands a complex skill of negotiation,
adjustment, and the cultivation of a sense of affective belonging. The sub-continental
women in the diasporic space often embody the dual task of negotiating a patriarchal
domestic space, which imposes the roles of ideal wives and mothers, and, also,
negotiating hitherto uncharted, hostile public space replete with images of suspicion,
racism, and discrimination. Ashima in Namesake and Nazneen in Brick Lane, trespass
the boundaries of domestic space through the practice and performance of cultural
citizenship, “the everyday experience of national belonging beyond legal citizenship.”

Q.3
Which of the following options would the author most agree with?

a In the long run, cultural citizenship will be principally defined by women

immigrants.

b Racism and discrimination against women will prove to be insurmountable

stumbling blocks for women immigrants.

c Women remain subservient to their husband when the latter migrates to a foreign
country.

d The women characters of Namesake and Brick Lane are very different from what
we see in real life.

o Bookmark
o Answer key/Solution
Correct Answer : a

Directions for questions 1 to 4: The passage given below is followed by a set of four
questions. Choose the most appropriate answer to each question.

Economic liberalization and globalization have facilitated unprecedented movement of

people across the borders, which demands a new theory of citizenship in order to
formulate the aspirations of people who simultaneously inhabit a geographical space
away from the homeland and maintain strong ties with it. Appadurai while describing
the technological and cultural implication of globalization contends that the global
cultural flows of ethnoscapes, mediascapes, technoscapes and financescapes – denoting
a world characterized by people and objects in motion – enable “the plurality of
imagined worlds”, new ways of imagining ourselves outside and apart from the nation-
state. This endeavor to imagine transnational conditions outside the nation-state has led
to various theories of citizenship, such as post-national citizenship, transnational
citizenship, multi-level citizenship, flexible citizenship, cosmopolitan citizenship and
global citizenship.

Through the prism of Mira Nair’s film, Namesake, and Sarah Gavron’s film, Brick
Lane, the ideals enshrined in the notions of ‘transnational citizenship’ or ‘flexible
citizenship’ and the gamut of cultural conflict so beautifully encapsulated may be
viewed with an ostensible aim to explain the underlying nuances. The choice of these
two films is strategic as both films have women as their central character; both of them
represent migration from the Indian sub-continent – however, Namesake captures
Ashima and Ashoke Ganguli’s migration to New York, whereas, Brick Lanedepicts Mr
Ahmed and Nazneen’s transnational migration to England; both the films represent
ethnic Bengali experiences of migration even though the commonality of ethnic Bengali
culture has been ruptured by the partition of India (1947) – the Gangulis are from
Calcutta, once the imperial capital of British India, whereas, the Ahmeds are from
Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Both the films have women as their central characters who accompany their husbands
to a foreign land, and, eventually, recover their own subjectivity. The increased
migration of women across borders in professional and non-professional sectors under
the impact of globalization has resulted in terming the new trend as ‘feminization of
globalization.’ The economic opportunities provided by globalization have allowed
women from across the globe to transgress stereotypical gender roles by subverting
domestic/public dichotomy. Women from the traditional societies have learned to
negotiate the boundaries of domestic and public spaces by performing professional roles
in the public sphere while, simultaneously, performing the typical gendered roles in the
domestic sphere. Social scientists, Tastsoglou and Dobrowolsky write, “Women
(im)migrants cross, contest and reconfigure borders problematizing not only the legal
and political dimensions of citizenship, but also social, economic, and psychological ones
(i.e. in terms of cultural belonging).” In both Namesake and Brick Lane, women
protagonists often negotiate the uneven terrains of cultural citizenship in the host
countries because the men have already empowered themselves as the sole protectors of
political citizenship by virtue of their access to the public. Women in these films are
embodiments of citizenship as practice, which demands a complex skill of negotiation,
adjustment, and the cultivation of a sense of affective belonging. The sub-continental
women in the diasporic space often embody the dual task of negotiating a patriarchal
domestic space, which imposes the roles of ideal wives and mothers, and, also,
negotiating hitherto uncharted, hostile public space replete with images of suspicion,
racism, and discrimination. Ashima in Namesake and Nazneen in Brick Lane, trespass
the boundaries of domestic space through the practice and performance of cultural
citizenship, “the everyday experience of national belonging beyond legal citizenship.”

Q.4
According to the passage, Namesake and Brick Lane present.

a two dissimilar aspects of ethnic Bengali identity.

b two different scenarios of ethnic Bengali experiences before and after
Independence.

c contradictory socio-economic circumstances of the characters.

d similar ethnic Bengali experiences of migration.

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o Answer key/Solution
Correct Answer : d

Directions for questions 5 to 8: The passage given below is followed by a set of four
questions. Choose the most appropriate answer to each question.

It is in this context that international students have come to be prized commodities.

Typically, in the post World War II era, international students would head towards the
United States as the traditional destination, a trend continuing till early 2000s. As the
global race for skill heated up and states embarked on aggressive recruitment
strategies, this scenario started shifting. Between 2001 and 2003, the inflow of foreign
students increased by more than 36% in the United Kingdom, 30% in France, and 13%
in Australia. During the same period, however, the number of incoming foreign
students declined by 26% in the United States. Over the last decade, fast track entry
systems in many OECD countries – not all of them traditional destination countries for
international students – have further dispersed the global student traffic. Concerted
efforts are being made on behalf of states to retain them as future skilled professionals.

Contemporary western economies are so dominated by discourses of mobile knowledge,

talent and entrepreneurial innovation that anthropologist Aiwah Ong wrote how
national citizenship in many of these countries is giving way to a contingent citizenship
based on meritocracy. And yet, as many scholars of postwar western nationalism and
citizenship practices have pointed out, while skilled professionals are welcome, by no
means are they parts of ‘traditional ethnos or demos’. Their welcome is always
contingent and conditional upon a range of socioeconomic and political factors that are
driven by both domestic and international power relations. It is important to keep in
mind that many of the aforementioned states used to have exclusionary immigration
and citizenship policies till, at least the 1960s, when, due to domestic labour needs and
shifting postcolonial hierarchies of nation states, their ‘gates’ finally started opening up
to professionals from the global South. While rising discourses of global knowledge
economy would subsequently invest many such professionals with a form of honorary
membership in states they were historically and conceptually excluded from, a gap
between their formal passage of entry and their political membership will prove
tenacious.

Take, for example, the case of Canada. The high skilled labour market in Canada has
been a site dominated by discourses of skills and merit typical to a globalized knowledge
economy. This reached a crescendo in early 2000s, when, following the publication of
the 1st National Innovation Strategy, Canada actively started planning to partake in the
global race for talent. In the following decade, riding on the tide of a research and
development led global economy dictated by innovators and entrepreneurs in science,
technology, engineering and medicine (STEM), the Canadian government introduced a
series of policies to stake a claim in the global talent pool. One among these policies is
the Canadian Experience Class – an immigration program offering expedited residency
to international students and high skilled temporary workers on the basis of their local
Canadian experience (following Australia).

Establishing Canadian experience as a precondition for recruitment as skilled

immigrant is a well thought-out response to the global race for skill. Not surprisingly,
the Canadian government has recently published its first International Education
Strategy (tellingly fore worded by the Ministry of International Trade and Finance).
International education has been declared one among the 22 priority areas for revenue
generation and the recruitment of international students has been intensified across
Canadian post secondary institutions. The government recently also published the
following statistics on the amount of revenue generated by students from top six
countries and regions. These countries/regions are also identified as emerging markets
in Canada’s Global Market Action Plan.

Q.5
According to the passage, the situation of immigration policies in the West changed
after 1960 when

a Western countries began to invite both skilled and unskilled people from the
East.

b the Occident began to invite people from the Orient without any socio-economic
and political motive.

c Western countries faced labour unrest.

d the exclusionary immigration policies gave way to an inclusive one.

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o Answer key/Solution
Correct Answer : d

Directions for questions 5 to 8: The passage given below is followed by a set of four
questions. Choose the most appropriate answer to each question.

It is in this context that international students have come to be prized commodities.

Typically, in the post World War II era, international students would head towards the
United States as the traditional destination, a trend continuing till early 2000s. As the
global race for skill heated up and states embarked on aggressive recruitment
strategies, this scenario started shifting. Between 2001 and 2003, the inflow of foreign
students increased by more than 36% in the United Kingdom, 30% in France, and 13%
in Australia. During the same period, however, the number of incoming foreign
students declined by 26% in the United States. Over the last decade, fast track entry
systems in many OECD countries – not all of them traditional destination countries for
international students – have further dispersed the global student traffic. Concerted
efforts are being made on behalf of states to retain them as future skilled professionals.

Contemporary western economies are so dominated by discourses of mobile knowledge,

talent and entrepreneurial innovation that anthropologist Aiwah Ong wrote how
national citizenship in many of these countries is giving way to a contingent citizenship
based on meritocracy. And yet, as many scholars of postwar western nationalism and
citizenship practices have pointed out, while skilled professionals are welcome, by no
means are they parts of ‘traditional ethnos or demos’. Their welcome is always
contingent and conditional upon a range of socioeconomic and political factors that are
driven by both domestic and international power relations. It is important to keep in
mind that many of the aforementioned states used to have exclusionary immigration
and citizenship policies till, at least the 1960s, when, due to domestic labour needs and
shifting postcolonial hierarchies of nation states, their ‘gates’ finally started opening up
to professionals from the global South. While rising discourses of global knowledge
economy would subsequently invest many such professionals with a form of honorary
membership in states they were historically and conceptually excluded from, a gap
between their formal passage of entry and their political membership will prove
tenacious.

Take, for example, the case of Canada. The high skilled labour market in Canada has
been a site dominated by discourses of skills and merit typical to a globalized knowledge
economy. This reached a crescendo in early 2000s, when, following the publication of
the 1st National Innovation Strategy, Canada actively started planning to partake in the
global race for talent. In the following decade, riding on the tide of a research and
development led global economy dictated by innovators and entrepreneurs in science,
technology, engineering and medicine (STEM), the Canadian government introduced a
series of policies to stake a claim in the global talent pool. One among these policies is
the Canadian Experience Class – an immigration program offering expedited residency
to international students and high skilled temporary workers on the basis of their local
Canadian experience (following Australia).

Establishing Canadian experience as a precondition for recruitment as skilled

immigrant is a well thought-out response to the global race for skill. Not surprisingly,
the Canadian government has recently published its first International Education
Strategy (tellingly fore worded by the Ministry of International Trade and Finance).
International education has been declared one among the 22 priority areas for revenue
generation and the recruitment of international students has been intensified across
Canadian post secondary institutions. The government recently also published the
following statistics on the amount of revenue generated by students from top six
countries and regions. These countries/regions are also identified as emerging markets
in Canada’s Global Market Action Plan.

Q.6
The author defines international students as “prized commodities”. Why does the
author consider international students as “prized”?
a International students bring foreign exchange with them.

b International students bring high levels of skill and talent.

c International students are often responsible for inclusion of different linguistic

influences in a country.

d International students make a country truly globalized.

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o Answer key/Solution
Correct Answer : b

Directions for questions 5 to 8: The passage given below is followed by a set of four
questions. Choose the most appropriate answer to each question.

It is in this context that international students have come to be prized commodities.

Typically, in the post World War II era, international students would head towards the
United States as the traditional destination, a trend continuing till early 2000s. As the
global race for skill heated up and states embarked on aggressive recruitment
strategies, this scenario started shifting. Between 2001 and 2003, the inflow of foreign
students increased by more than 36% in the United Kingdom, 30% in France, and 13%
in Australia. During the same period, however, the number of incoming foreign
students declined by 26% in the United States. Over the last decade, fast track entry
systems in many OECD countries – not all of them traditional destination countries for
international students – have further dispersed the global student traffic. Concerted
efforts are being made on behalf of states to retain them as future skilled professionals.

Contemporary western economies are so dominated by discourses of mobile knowledge,

talent and entrepreneurial innovation that anthropologist Aiwah Ong wrote how
national citizenship in many of these countries is giving way to a contingent citizenship
based on meritocracy. And yet, as many scholars of postwar western nationalism and
citizenship practices have pointed out, while skilled professionals are welcome, by no
means are they parts of ‘traditional ethnos or demos’. Their welcome is always
contingent and conditional upon a range of socioeconomic and political factors that are
driven by both domestic and international power relations. It is important to keep in
mind that many of the aforementioned states used to have exclusionary immigration
and citizenship policies till, at least the 1960s, when, due to domestic labour needs and
shifting postcolonial hierarchies of nation states, their ‘gates’ finally started opening up
to professionals from the global South. While rising discourses of global knowledge
economy would subsequently invest many such professionals with a form of honorary
membership in states they were historically and conceptually excluded from, a gap
between their formal passage of entry and their political membership will prove
tenacious.

Take, for example, the case of Canada. The high skilled labour market in Canada has
been a site dominated by discourses of skills and merit typical to a globalized knowledge
economy. This reached a crescendo in early 2000s, when, following the publication of
the 1st National Innovation Strategy, Canada actively started planning to partake in the
global race for talent. In the following decade, riding on the tide of a research and
development led global economy dictated by innovators and entrepreneurs in science,
technology, engineering and medicine (STEM), the Canadian government introduced a
series of policies to stake a claim in the global talent pool. One among these policies is
the Canadian Experience Class – an immigration program offering expedited residency
to international students and high skilled temporary workers on the basis of their local
Canadian experience (following Australia).

Establishing Canadian experience as a precondition for recruitment as skilled

immigrant is a well thought-out response to the global race for skill. Not surprisingly,
the Canadian government has recently published its first International Education
Strategy (tellingly fore worded by the Ministry of International Trade and Finance).
International education has been declared one among the 22 priority areas for revenue
generation and the recruitment of international students has been intensified across
Canadian post secondary institutions. The government recently also published the
following statistics on the amount of revenue generated by students from top six
countries and regions. These countries/regions are also identified as emerging markets
in Canada’s Global Market Action Plan.

Q.7
It can be inferred that when the author refers to “contingent citizenship based on
meritocracy”, he means

a citizenship granted to meritorious students.

b citizenship granted to people who excelled in vocational subjects.

c citizenship granted to skilled people.

d citizenship granted to people coming from disadvantaged socio-economic

background.

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o Answer key/Solution
Correct Answer : c

Directions for questions 5 to 8: The passage given below is followed by a set of four
questions. Choose the most appropriate answer to each question.

It is in this context that international students have come to be prized commodities.

Typically, in the post World War II era, international students would head towards the
United States as the traditional destination, a trend continuing till early 2000s. As the
global race for skill heated up and states embarked on aggressive recruitment
strategies, this scenario started shifting. Between 2001 and 2003, the inflow of foreign
students increased by more than 36% in the United Kingdom, 30% in France, and 13%
in Australia. During the same period, however, the number of incoming foreign
students declined by 26% in the United States. Over the last decade, fast track entry
systems in many OECD countries – not all of them traditional destination countries for
international students – have further dispersed the global student traffic. Concerted
efforts are being made on behalf of states to retain them as future skilled professionals.

Contemporary western economies are so dominated by discourses of mobile knowledge,

talent and entrepreneurial innovation that anthropologist Aiwah Ong wrote how
national citizenship in many of these countries is giving way to a contingent citizenship
based on meritocracy. And yet, as many scholars of postwar western nationalism and
citizenship practices have pointed out, while skilled professionals are welcome, by no
means are they parts of ‘traditional ethnos or demos’. Their welcome is always
contingent and conditional upon a range of socioeconomic and political factors that are
driven by both domestic and international power relations. It is important to keep in
mind that many of the aforementioned states used to have exclusionary immigration
and citizenship policies till, at least the 1960s, when, due to domestic labour needs and
shifting postcolonial hierarchies of nation states, their ‘gates’ finally started opening up
to professionals from the global South. While rising discourses of global knowledge
economy would subsequently invest many such professionals with a form of honorary
membership in states they were historically and conceptually excluded from, a gap
between their formal passage of entry and their political membership will prove
tenacious.

Take, for example, the case of Canada. The high skilled labour market in Canada has
been a site dominated by discourses of skills and merit typical to a globalized knowledge
economy. This reached a crescendo in early 2000s, when, following the publication of
the 1st National Innovation Strategy, Canada actively started planning to partake in the
global race for talent. In the following decade, riding on the tide of a research and
development led global economy dictated by innovators and entrepreneurs in science,
technology, engineering and medicine (STEM), the Canadian government introduced a
series of policies to stake a claim in the global talent pool. One among these policies is
the Canadian Experience Class – an immigration program offering expedited residency
to international students and high skilled temporary workers on the basis of their local
Canadian experience (following Australia).

Establishing Canadian experience as a precondition for recruitment as skilled

immigrant is a well thought-out response to the global race for skill. Not surprisingly,
the Canadian government has recently published its first International Education
Strategy (tellingly fore worded by the Ministry of International Trade and Finance).
International education has been declared one among the 22 priority areas for revenue
generation and the recruitment of international students has been intensified across
Canadian post secondary institutions. The government recently also published the
following statistics on the amount of revenue generated by students from top six
countries and regions. These countries/regions are also identified as emerging markets
in Canada’s Global Market Action Plan.

Q.8
Which of the following is mentioned in the passage as a reason for the introduction of
policies favouring conferring of citizenship status, in Canada?
a A resurgent global economy influenced by radical new changes in the fields of
science, medicine and technology

b To attract all international students from over the world

c To attract educated young people

d A vibrant economy marked by innovations in Social Sciences

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o Answer key/Solution
Correct Answer : a

Q.9
Five sentences are given below, labeled 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5. They need to be arranged in a
logical order to form a coherent paragraph. From the given options, choose the most
appropriate one.
1. They are unable to smile warmly as they used to, their skin taut, waxy and
translucent – like glassine paper.
2. These are women who appear one day with startled expressions.
3. And there’s the rub.
4. Arriving at some social events or work appointments, I find unfamiliar faces looking
back at me from people whom I know well.
5. There shouldn’t be anything unusual in that but, increasingly, I’m aware that I’m in
the minority when I mix in certain circles.

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Q.10
Five sentences are given below, labeled 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5. They need to be arranged in a
logical order to form a coherent paragraph. From the given options, choose the most
appropriate one.
1. Only time will tell.
2. Can we go one up and make things happen on Tuesday?
3. Phoenix captain Andrew Durante said they had not expected Fiji to be a tough outfit
and were caught off-guard.
4. Andrew's coach Ernest Merrick said Fiji showed very good skill levels, something
they had not expected.
5. Buzzetti said he would be looking at making changes for the next game on Tuesday
afternoon at Govind Park in Ba.
x

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Q.11
Five sentences are given below, labeled 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5. They need to be arranged in a
logical order to form a coherent paragraph. From the given options, choose the most
appropriate one.
1. When you take something from one language and put it into another, there’s a word
for the activity: translate.
2. The Oxford English Dictionary dates the word to 1300, in a history book known as
Cursor Mundi:
3. This has been the brief history of translation as a field of study.
4. “This same book is translated into English tongue to read.”
5. It’s a nice carry-across from Latin by way of French, and its components amount to
just that: “across” for trans, “carry” for late.

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Q.12
Five sentences are given below, labeled A, B, C, D and E. They need to be arranged in a
logical order to form a coherent paragraph. From the given options, choose the most
appropriate one.
A. "There is now a flyover over that."
B. With a particular temple, part of the base has been submerged by a tarmac road,
says Taylor, who tries to be not too judgmental.
C. The exhibition's curator, Roger Taylor, professor emeritus, photographic history, De
Montfort University in Leicester, indicates one heritage site and comments:
D. It would probably be a depressing exercise comparing the sites that Tripe
photographed with their present condition - assuming they all exist.
E. But it is hard not to draw the conclusion that the British sometimes appear to care
more about India's cultural heritage than Indians themselves.

a ACBED

b CABDE

c ABCDE
d CABED

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Q.13
Given below are four sentences that form a paragraph. Identify the sentence(s) or
part(s) of sentence(s) that is/are incorrect in terms of grammar, usage, spellings and
punctuation. Then, choose the most appropriate option.

A. “There needs to be a partnership between tourism, the economic and the local
people”, says Fiji Hotel and Tourism Association president Dixon Seeto.
B. Speaking at a recent symposium on tourism and community development in Fiji at
the University of the South Pacific in Suva, he said the one factor that made Fiji
different from the rest of the world was that they were the "most warm people on
earth".
C. "This is the key ingredient for tourism industry.”
D. To keep them happy, you got to do a lot of things such as looking after them well,
looking after their kids in terms of education, sanitation and so on," Mr Seeto said.

a A and D

b A and B

c A,B and C

d C and D

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Q.14
Given below are four sentences that form a paragraph. Identify the sentence(s) or
part(s) of sentence(s) that is/are incorrect in terms of grammar, usage, spellings and
punctuation. Then, choose the most appropriate option.

A. In an effort to enhance the way buildings are waterproofed, Vinod Patel and
Company Ltd. organised an event this week on its newest waterproofing range —
Gripset Betta.
B. The event is aimed at creating awareness about the product's domestic and
commercial market uses.
C. The company's chief operating officer, Rahul Amin, said the range had time saving
features and it simplified many of the new challenge at volatile areas to provide a
complete system to tackle the next waterproofing assignment.
D. Gripset Betta managing director Phil Scardigno said their research and development
had continued to focus on producing high quality products that were easy and safe to
use.

a C and D

b A and C

c A and B

d B and C

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Q.15
Given below are four sentences that form a paragraph. Identify the sentence(s) or
part(s) of sentence(s) that is/are incorrect in terms of grammar, usage, spellings and
punctuation. Then, choose the most appropriate option.

A. Almost six months ago, St. Louis Rams owner Stan Kroenke has announced plans to
build an NFL stadium in Inglewood on the site of the old Hollywood Park racetrack.
B. The San Diego Chargers and Oakland Raiders responded with a competing plan of
their own, a proposal for a shared stadium in Carson.
C. Both stadium visions cleared all the necessary entitlement hurdles with blistering
speed.
D. Suddenly, the Los Angeles market, the NFL's most glaring vacancy for the past 20
years, was flush with many an options.

a A and D

b A and B

c B and C

d B and D

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 Q.16
Four sentences are given below, labeled (a), (b), (c) and (d). Of these, three sentences
need to be arranged in a logical order to form a coherent paragraph/passage. From the
given options, choose the one that does not fit the sentence.

a The Met Service says the ferocious winds are caused by a persistent ridge over
Australia and the Tasman Sea, which will push a strong west to southwest flow over the
country for the next few days.

b Global warming is one of the reasons for tornadoes.

c Because the westerly gales stretch from the Indian Ocean to New Zealand,
significant swells are forecast for western and southern coastal areas this week. North of
Raglan they are forecast to rise to four metres today and tomorrow.

d They get larger heading south, with eight-metre swells expected to at times batter
Fiordland and the southern coastline until Wednesday morning.

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Q.17
Four sentences are given below, labeled (a), (b), (c) and (d). Of these, three sentences
need to be arranged in a logical order to form a coherent paragraph/passage. From the
given options, choose the one that does not fit the sentence.

a The Select Committee considering the process for the referendum on the flag has
rejected calls for voters to be asked if they want to change the flag up front rather than
waiting until a second referendum.

b The Committee will be reconstituted soon.

c The Committee has reported back on the bill with few amendments.

d Many submitters had asked for the first of the two referendums, due to be held
later this year, to ask whether voters wanted a new flag rather than wait until the
second referendum when the new flag will go up against the most popular alternative.

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 Q.18
Four sentences are given below, labeled (a), (b), (c) and (d). Of these, three sentences
need to be arranged in a logical order to form a coherent paragraph/passage. From the
given options, choose the one that does not fit the sentence.

a An article in The Conversation recently argued universities should ban

PowerPoint because it makes students stupid and professors boring.

b PowerPoint is mostly used in Social Science projects.

c Overreliance on slides has contributed to the absurd belief that expecting and
requiring students to read books, attend classes, take notes and do homework is
unreasonable.

d However, most universities will ignore this good advice because rather than
measuring success by how much their students learn, universities measure success with
student satisfaction surveys, among other things.

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Correct Answer : b

Q.19
Four sentences are given below, labeled (a), (b), (c) and (d). Of these, three sentences
need to be arranged in a logical order to form a coherent paragraph/passage. From the
given options, choose the one that does not fit the sentence.

a Killer whales were first hunted in the early nineteenth century when Europeans
started arriving in New Zealand.

b Scientists have uncovered fascinating new insights about the commuting habits of
Antarctic killer whales, finding that a specific group of orca are making regular trips
between the frozen continent and comparatively warmer waters off the coast of
Northland.

c Most of the killer whales found near Scott Base were found to belong to a group
called Type-C, which are common in the Ross Sea and thought to prefer fish prey,
including Antarctic tooth fish.

d Dr Regina Eisert, of the University of Canterbury's Gateway Antarctica, led a

research team during the last Antarctic summer which looked at patterns of the killer
whales as part of a wider research programme on the Ross Sea.

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Q.20
The following text is followed by four alternate summaries. Choose the option that best
captures the essence of the text.

Millions of Americans could see a boost in wages or reduced workload as a result of new
federal regulations on overtime pay the Obama administration is unveiling this week.
The change is likely to please labor advocates who had called on the administration to
consider raising the threshold to salaries of at least $42,000 per year. They say an
increased threshold could help stimulate the economy by boosting middle-class
workers’ wages or triggering new hiring to prevent the need for paying the higher
overtime rate.

a Salary hike: Boon for the working class in the USA

b Quantum jump witnessed in the salary structure in the USA

c Salary hike and its positive effect on the US economy

d Labor advocates’ demands have been met by Obama

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Q.21
The following text is followed by four alternate summaries. Choose the option that best
captures the essence of the text.

After the seminal work of Edward Said on Orientalism in 1978 there have been many
interpretations of this subject by various authors. Emphasis has been changing
according to the researcher, unlike the earlier authors for whom the cultural influences
and ecclesiastical efforts were the basic drivers of gathering knowledge. This process of
acquiring knowledge of the East kept changing in the centuries after the Portuguese
first entered the west coast of India, as initially the Portuguese intention was just trade
and the accompanying missionaries served the religious need of sailors and others who
came with them.

a Study on orientalism and its methodology changed after the publication of

Edward Said’s Orientalism and this process has seen change ever since the Portuguese
entered India.
b Knowledge gathering has been on the rise ever since the Portuguese entered
India.

c Missionaries often accompanied the Portuguese sailors to spread Christianity.

d Modern scholars have started to follow the parameters of study other than
cultural influences and ecclesiastical efforts.

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Q.22
The following text is followed by four alternate summaries. Choose the option that best
captures the essence of the text.

While women’s general social status in Pakistan is clearly reflected in the country’s
social indicators such as education, health and employment, it is the rural women who
in particular perform poorly and lag far behind their urban counterparts. The national
female labour force participation rate in Pakistan indicates the country’s inadequate
efforts to bring women into the economic mainstream — rural women not only
experience discrimination but also suffer invisibility because their economic
participation is greatly underestimated. National statistics on women’s labour force
participation reflect two important phenomena that further effect women’s
participation and bar them from entering labour markets. First, the stigma attached to
their employment discourages women from working outside their homes, and,
therefore, most tend not to go out for paid work. This not only hampers women’s
participation but also widens the large gap between men’s and women’s employment.
Unfortunately, this situation further reinforces the perception that paid work is not
appropriate for women.

a Pakistani labour force discourages women from being a part of it.

b Rural women suffer immensely because they often do not enter the workforce
because of various reasons.

c Urban women are better positioned in the society than their rural counterparts.

d Rural women often do not enter the workforce because paid work is seen as a
taboo in Pakistan.

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 Q.23
Read the following argument and answer the question that follows.

As a big cat native to the icy trans-Himalayan ranges, the snow leopard is an elusive and
intriguing species. Uncia uncia is a graceful golden-eyed animal with thick fur, padded
paws that help it move noiselessly on rocky slopes, and a gloriously long tail that
provides balance on the tricky terrain. Like the tiger, the snow leopard is a keystone
carnivore species whose future is clouded by conflicts with people — in this case, high-
altitude pastoral communities. Although these peaceable folk have historically co-
existed with the snow leopard in a dozen range countries, the increase in livestock
numbers in recent times has resulted in depredation and retaliatory killing of the
animal.

Which of the following statements can be concluded from the given paragraph?

a Humans and animals can co-exist peacefully only if the existence of one does not
threaten the existence of the other.

b Humans cannot overcome the power of these beasts that are much faster than
most beings on this planet.

c The high-altitude pastoral communities need to form a committee that will look
into the matter and remove the animal from human habitation.

d Humans are unable to understand animals even though they are harmless
creatures.

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Q.24
Read the following argument and answer the question that follows.

Having discovered the virtues of market economy, thanks primarily to the imported
wisdom, corporate India has never fought shy of using every forum to push the reform
agenda. As policy-planners in the Government work in concert with the corporate
captains to disembark the socialist path of the growth, the sensitivity and sentiment of a
largely unarticulated but a significant majority of the population have been ignored.
This ‘ignored constituency’ is now silently re-asserting its rights.

Which of the following statements can be concluded from the given paragraph?

a Corporate India needs to further push the reform agenda in order to reap the
benefits in the presence of the ruling left wing party.
b It is time that the policy makers as well as corporate India stopped evading the
demands of the ‘ignored constituency’ and began looking for solutions that are
mutually agreeable to all parties.

c Policy makers in the country should only listen to the ‘ignored constituency’ if
they want to continue to rule the country.

d It is only a matter of time before the ‘ignored constituency’ is silenced forever by

use of coercive methods.

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Q.25
Read the following argument and answer the question that follows.

Personal, organizational, and cultural values can create a difficult problem when trying
to make a business decision that includes all the previously stated. Personal values are
what each individual holds dear to them while living the types of lives that he or she
likes and would like to lead. Organizational values are what are best for the company to
maintain a good public image and employee guidance. Cultural values are set on
traditions handed down from generation to generation to preserve a way of living that
each culture holds dear and true to them. Trying to intertwine these types of values
when making professional and personal decisions in one's life can create a very stressful
situation.

Which of the following statements is an underlying assumption made by the author?

a Personal, organizational and cultural values exist; however, human beings are
free to choose and make their decisions by keeping in mind one, two or all of these
values.

b Stressful situations are caused only when humans try to please everyone –
themselves, organization and society.

c No such values can interfere with our decision making unless we allow them to.

d It does not matter what values you have unless your organization is making
profits.

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 Q.26
Read the following argument and answer the question that follows.

Without music, the world would seem naked, cold, and quiet. Music can set the rhythm
for a long day of work, the mood for a date, a party or even one’s entire life. It can
comfort you when you feel nothing else can. It has the ability to make you dream bigger
dreams than you have ever imagined. It can also remind you of the happiest moments in
your life or the saddest. Music is a vehicle for expressing love, telling a story or showing
happiness.

Which of the following conclusions can be drawn from the above paragraph?

a Music can stimulate the human mind and produce dramatical effects.

b Dreams are normally guided by music that one may have previously heard
somewhere.

c According to psychologists, music sometimes fails to produce a calming effect on

their patients.

d Music can divert the mind and fix one’s thoughts on the more unimportant things
in life.

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Directions for questions 27 to 30: The passage given below is followed by a set of four
questions. Choose the most appropriate answer to each question.

That could also more or less be the thesis of “Martin Wong: Painting is Forbidden",
currently up at the Wattis Institute in San Francisco. Organized by members of the
Curatorial Practice program at the California College of the Arts, the modest but wide-
ranging show brings together some 150 pieces, both works by the artist and previously
unseen ephemera. It shows an overlooked side of a major figure, but also, through his
story, offers a glimpse of the now-passed creative world of 1960s and 70s counterculture
that formed him.

These days, Wong has a kind mythic cachet connected to his life “where he ended up",
that is, the Lower East Side in its gritty-glamorous 70s and 80s phase (a few years after
that talk at the San Francisco Art Institute, Wong returned home to the Bay Area,
where he would die of an AIDS-related illness in 1999). He amassed one of the great
collections of classic New York graffiti art, which was displayed at the Museum of the
City of New York's "City as Canvas" show this past year, and is burned into the
memory of the era through his defiantly colorful, cowboy-hatted persona.

Artistically, Wong's paintings cast a long shadow over everything else (a selection was
featured as part of the show-within-a-show at the Whitney Biennial last year). His self-
taught but savvy style channels the look of urban folk art, with his own quirky set of
leitmotifs: desolate landscapes of brick walls and chain link fences that evoke the era's
disarray; rows of cartoon hands spelling out phrases in American sign language; kissing
firemen; images of, or inspired by, the life and art of Miguel Piñero, the playwright and
founder of the Nuyorican Poets Cafe, as well as Wong's lover and sometimes
collaborator.

The Wattis show, sadly, does not give a true sense of Wong's abilities as a painter. It
features only one large canvas, the diptych Sweet ‘Enuff(1988), on loan from the de
Young Museum. On the left panel, a pair of firemen observe a man, collapsed or asleep,
hunched over a boombox. In the facing panel, three youths are suspended in the air in a
heroic moment of skateboarding derring-do, sailing improbably towards freedom over
the crest of a barbed-wire fence. At the top of the canvas is one of Wong's classic
romantic touches: the sky is webbed with gold, forming the outlines of hands spelling
out the painting's title in sign language, and tracing the constellations in the sky, each of
them labeled—Leo, Virgo, Ursa Major.

Most of the Wattis show is dedicated to Wong's more peripheral material, much of it
from before he moved to New York in 1978: small early ceramics, some of angels and
monsters, from his student days at Humboldt State University in Eureka, California;
sketchbook pages; and a large selection of scroll-like text paintings rendering his febrile
poems in dense, spidery calligraphy. The text paintings capture a very characteristic
tension in Wong's whole artistic approach: his writing radiates passionate and urgent
need to say something; but the stylized-to-the-point-of illegibility style puts up a barrier,
making that something hard to access.

It is the trove of artifacts related to his early-70s stint with the queer performance
troupe the Angels of Light that most fires the imagination here. The Angels had
emerged in 1970 as a particularly intense manifestation of the era's countercultural
experimentation, a split from the successful underground psychedelic drag theatre
group the Cockettes, which they believed had already become too slick. The Angels
staged their free-heeling extravaganzas in the street or donated spaces, giving them
campy names like Last of the Red Hot Llamas, Tibetan Look of the Bed, and Peking on
Acid.

Q.27
Which of the following has not been described as a feature of Wong's artistic style?

a The artist is self-taught but has a confident style.

b The artist is very highly studied despite being self-taught.

c The artist believed in sexual expression in his work.

d The artist used symbols of everyday life in his art.

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Directions for questions 27 to 30: The passage given below is followed by a set of four
questions. Choose the most appropriate answer to each question.

That could also more or less be the thesis of “Martin Wong: Painting is Forbidden",
currently up at the Wattis Institute in San Francisco. Organized by members of the
Curatorial Practice program at the California College of the Arts, the modest but wide-
ranging show brings together some 150 pieces, both works by the artist and previously
unseen ephemera. It shows an overlooked side of a major figure, but also, through his
story, offers a glimpse of the now-passed creative world of 1960s and 70s counterculture
that formed him.

These days, Wong has a kind mythic cachet connected to his life “where he ended up",
that is, the Lower East Side in its gritty-glamorous 70s and 80s phase (a few years after
that talk at the San Francisco Art Institute, Wong returned home to the Bay Area,
where he would die of an AIDS-related illness in 1999). He amassed one of the great
collections of classic New York graffiti art, which was displayed at the Museum of the
City of New York's "City as Canvas" show this past year, and is burned into the
memory of the era through his defiantly colorful, cowboy-hatted persona.

Artistically, Wong's paintings cast a long shadow over everything else (a selection was
featured as part of the show-within-a-show at the Whitney Biennial last year). His self-
taught but savvy style channels the look of urban folk art, with his own quirky set of
leitmotifs: desolate landscapes of brick walls and chain link fences that evoke the era's
disarray; rows of cartoon hands spelling out phrases in American sign language; kissing
firemen; images of, or inspired by, the life and art of Miguel Piñero, the playwright and
founder of the Nuyorican Poets Cafe, as well as Wong's lover and sometimes
collaborator.

The Wattis show, sadly, does not give a true sense of Wong's abilities as a painter. It
features only one large canvas, the diptych Sweet ‘Enuff(1988), on loan from the de
Young Museum. On the left panel, a pair of firemen observe a man, collapsed or asleep,
hunched over a boombox. In the facing panel, three youths are suspended in the air in a
heroic moment of skateboarding derring-do, sailing improbably towards freedom over
the crest of a barbed-wire fence. At the top of the canvas is one of Wong's classic
romantic touches: the sky is webbed with gold, forming the outlines of hands spelling
out the painting's title in sign language, and tracing the constellations in the sky, each of
them labeled—Leo, Virgo, Ursa Major.

Most of the Wattis show is dedicated to Wong's more peripheral material, much of it
from before he moved to New York in 1978: small early ceramics, some of angels and
monsters, from his student days at Humboldt State University in Eureka, California;
sketchbook pages; and a large selection of scroll-like text paintings rendering his febrile
poems in dense, spidery calligraphy. The text paintings capture a very characteristic
tension in Wong's whole artistic approach: his writing radiates passionate and urgent
need to say something; but the stylized-to-the-point-of illegibility style puts up a barrier,
making that something hard to access.
It is the trove of artifacts related to his early-70s stint with the queer performance
troupe the Angels of Light that most fires the imagination here. The Angels had
emerged in 1970 as a particularly intense manifestation of the era's countercultural
experimentation, a split from the successful underground psychedelic drag theatre
group the Cockettes, which they believed had already become too slick. The Angels
staged their free-heeling extravaganzas in the street or donated spaces, giving them
campy names like Last of the Red Hot Llamas, Tibetan Look of the Bed, and Peking on
Acid.

Q.28
From the information in the passage, which of the following cannot be inferred about
Martin Wong, as an artist and a person?

a Wong used idiosyncratic symbols in his work.

b Wong brought in complexity into his artistic work.

c Wong was many a time deeply involved in his subject matter.

d Wong’s work is good-humoured.

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Directions for questions 27 to 30: The passage given below is followed by a set of four
questions. Choose the most appropriate answer to each question.

That could also more or less be the thesis of “Martin Wong: Painting is Forbidden",
currently up at the Wattis Institute in San Francisco. Organized by members of the
Curatorial Practice program at the California College of the Arts, the modest but wide-
ranging show brings together some 150 pieces, both works by the artist and previously
unseen ephemera. It shows an overlooked side of a major figure, but also, through his
story, offers a glimpse of the now-passed creative world of 1960s and 70s counterculture
that formed him.

These days, Wong has a kind mythic cachet connected to his life “where he ended up",
that is, the Lower East Side in its gritty-glamorous 70s and 80s phase (a few years after
that talk at the San Francisco Art Institute, Wong returned home to the Bay Area,
where he would die of an AIDS-related illness in 1999). He amassed one of the great
collections of classic New York graffiti art, which was displayed at the Museum of the
City of New York's "City as Canvas" show this past year, and is burned into the
memory of the era through his defiantly colorful, cowboy-hatted persona.

Artistically, Wong's paintings cast a long shadow over everything else (a selection was
featured as part of the show-within-a-show at the Whitney Biennial last year). His self-
taught but savvy style channels the look of urban folk art, with his own quirky set of
leitmotifs: desolate landscapes of brick walls and chain link fences that evoke the era's
disarray; rows of cartoon hands spelling out phrases in American sign language; kissing
firemen; images of, or inspired by, the life and art of Miguel Piñero, the playwright and
founder of the Nuyorican Poets Cafe, as well as Wong's lover and sometimes
collaborator.

The Wattis show, sadly, does not give a true sense of Wong's abilities as a painter. It
features only one large canvas, the diptych Sweet ‘Enuff(1988), on loan from the de
Young Museum. On the left panel, a pair of firemen observe a man, collapsed or asleep,
hunched over a boombox. In the facing panel, three youths are suspended in the air in a
heroic moment of skateboarding derring-do, sailing improbably towards freedom over
the crest of a barbed-wire fence. At the top of the canvas is one of Wong's classic
romantic touches: the sky is webbed with gold, forming the outlines of hands spelling
out the painting's title in sign language, and tracing the constellations in the sky, each of
them labeled—Leo, Virgo, Ursa Major.

Most of the Wattis show is dedicated to Wong's more peripheral material, much of it
from before he moved to New York in 1978: small early ceramics, some of angels and
monsters, from his student days at Humboldt State University in Eureka, California;
sketchbook pages; and a large selection of scroll-like text paintings rendering his febrile
poems in dense, spidery calligraphy. The text paintings capture a very characteristic
tension in Wong's whole artistic approach: his writing radiates passionate and urgent
need to say something; but the stylized-to-the-point-of illegibility style puts up a barrier,
making that something hard to access.

It is the trove of artifacts related to his early-70s stint with the queer performance
troupe the Angels of Light that most fires the imagination here. The Angels had
emerged in 1970 as a particularly intense manifestation of the era's countercultural
experimentation, a split from the successful underground psychedelic drag theatre
group the Cockettes, which they believed had already become too slick. The Angels
staged their free-heeling extravaganzas in the street or donated spaces, giving them
campy names like Last of the Red Hot Llamas, Tibetan Look of the Bed, and Peking on
Acid.

Q.29
Which of the following statements would the author most agree with?

a Wong’s interest in gay iconography is signalled in much of his work.

b Wong documented the world around him with a directness and idiosyncratic
vision that made him truly original in the New York art scene of the 1980s.

c Wong’s work could be turned into practical needs such as making menus,
calendars, and posters for events.

d Since Wong was self-taught, his techniques had a deliberate amateurism about
them.

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Directions for questions 27 to 30: The passage given below is followed by a set of four
questions. Choose the most appropriate answer to each question.

That could also more or less be the thesis of “Martin Wong: Painting is Forbidden",
currently up at the Wattis Institute in San Francisco. Organized by members of the
Curatorial Practice program at the California College of the Arts, the modest but wide-
ranging show brings together some 150 pieces, both works by the artist and previously
unseen ephemera. It shows an overlooked side of a major figure, but also, through his
story, offers a glimpse of the now-passed creative world of 1960s and 70s counterculture
that formed him.

These days, Wong has a kind mythic cachet connected to his life “where he ended up",
that is, the Lower East Side in its gritty-glamorous 70s and 80s phase (a few years after
that talk at the San Francisco Art Institute, Wong returned home to the Bay Area,
where he would die of an AIDS-related illness in 1999). He amassed one of the great
collections of classic New York graffiti art, which was displayed at the Museum of the
City of New York's "City as Canvas" show this past year, and is burned into the
memory of the era through his defiantly colorful, cowboy-hatted persona.

Artistically, Wong's paintings cast a long shadow over everything else (a selection was
featured as part of the show-within-a-show at the Whitney Biennial last year). His self-
taught but savvy style channels the look of urban folk art, with his own quirky set of
leitmotifs: desolate landscapes of brick walls and chain link fences that evoke the era's
disarray; rows of cartoon hands spelling out phrases in American sign language; kissing
firemen; images of, or inspired by, the life and art of Miguel Piñero, the playwright and
founder of the Nuyorican Poets Cafe, as well as Wong's lover and sometimes
collaborator.

The Wattis show, sadly, does not give a true sense of Wong's abilities as a painter. It
features only one large canvas, the diptych Sweet ‘Enuff(1988), on loan from the de
Young Museum. On the left panel, a pair of firemen observe a man, collapsed or asleep,
hunched over a boombox. In the facing panel, three youths are suspended in the air in a
heroic moment of skateboarding derring-do, sailing improbably towards freedom over
the crest of a barbed-wire fence. At the top of the canvas is one of Wong's classic
romantic touches: the sky is webbed with gold, forming the outlines of hands spelling
out the painting's title in sign language, and tracing the constellations in the sky, each of
them labeled—Leo, Virgo, Ursa Major.

Most of the Wattis show is dedicated to Wong's more peripheral material, much of it
from before he moved to New York in 1978: small early ceramics, some of angels and
monsters, from his student days at Humboldt State University in Eureka, California;
sketchbook pages; and a large selection of scroll-like text paintings rendering his febrile
poems in dense, spidery calligraphy. The text paintings capture a very characteristic
tension in Wong's whole artistic approach: his writing radiates passionate and urgent
need to say something; but the stylized-to-the-point-of illegibility style puts up a barrier,
making that something hard to access.

It is the trove of artifacts related to his early-70s stint with the queer performance
troupe the Angels of Light that most fires the imagination here. The Angels had
emerged in 1970 as a particularly intense manifestation of the era's countercultural
experimentation, a split from the successful underground psychedelic drag theatre
group the Cockettes, which they believed had already become too slick. The Angels
staged their free-heeling extravaganzas in the street or donated spaces, giving them
campy names like Last of the Red Hot Llamas, Tibetan Look of the Bed, and Peking on
Acid.

Q.30
Which of the following options best captures the central idea of the passage?

a A critique of Martin Wong and his artistic style

b An analysis of Wong's influence in the American art world

c An understanding of the various elements that contributed to Wong's artistic

style

d Analysis of the curation of Wong's works at Wattis as well as Wong's artistic style

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Correct Answer : d

Directions for questions 31 to 34: The passage given below is followed by a set of four
questions. Choose the most appropriate answer to each question.

To the unaware, Plato's dialogues appear to be mere verbal discussions of philosophical

terms by Socrates and his fellow participants.

They're actually disguised dynamos containing hidden potency: fundamental realities

constitutive of human existence, such as goodness, beauty, and virtue (truth, justice and
the American way included). Plato's writings help us to understand that the chasm
between us and arcane reality is not entirely bridgeable by ordinary sensation. Naive
realism assumes that we see, hear, feel, touch, or taste this reality and thereby know it's
true and complete essence. This view fails to take into cognizance the many "filters"
between us and the enigmatic reality.

Part of what each of Plato's dialogues reveals is how widespread ignorance of reality
actually is, how extensive and common the delusion is that we understand reality
because we sense something we call "the external world" and act on it in ways which
seem to prove our complete grasp of its essence. We fail to recognize the myriad
distorting elements between us and reality, assuming that our naive grasp of the
external world brings complete comprehension.

Plato's dialogues only make sense to persons who have committed themselves to the
search for wisdom (philosophy), because they've recognized that there are vast
continents of ignorance within their psyche which they need to illuminate and eradicate.
Only if they have an intense desire to understand the veiled aspects of reality will Plato's
philosophy have any appeal for them.

Throughout the dialogues, Socrates claims that he is ignorant of the concepts and
entities being investigated. Academic pedants, pretending to understand what Plato is
doing in this regard, misinterpret Socrates as merely pretending to be ignorant when he
isn't pretending at all.

"We should recognize that Socrates is being ironic when he feigns ignorance about
moral matters. He is simply pretending not to understand in order to draw out the
person with whom he is arguing. By posing as ignorant, Socrates is able to seduce others
into making moral claims, and then is able to show them how little they actually know
about the topic being discussed."

Socrates did not pretend to be ignorant; he maintained that his means of investigation--
dialectic--led him to discover ever larger areas of reality which he didn't understand. In
his defence at his trial for his life, Socrates stated that what set him apart from others is
that he recognized that he didn't know when he didn't know, whereas others assumed
they knew things which they didn't actually know.

This was not some ironic pretence of ignorance. When we honestly seek wisdom--
beyond mere sensory information--then we constantly discover how much more there is
that we don't know. We may achieve an understanding of a particular area of reality (a
spot of light in a forest), but this also involves our becoming aware of how much more
there is about us that we don't yet understand (the forest surrounding the spot of light).

When Socrates claims ignorance he is doing several things: Saying: "I do not know the
answer to the question you are assuming is the goal of this inquiry; you must get an
answer to such questions from those who specialize in those kinds of issues: the sophists
or the popular artists (like Homer)." Saying: "I am constantly seeking (through
dialectic) to understand mysterious and transcendent realities, so I cannot claim to
already understand them."

Q.31
Which of the following statements about comprehension of Plato's dialogues would the
author most agree with?

a His view fails to take into cognizance the many "filters" between us and the
enigmatic reality.

b The difference between us and reality that is esoteric can only be truly
understood if one acknowledges this difference in the first place.
c Realism assumes that we see, hear, feel, touch, or taste this reality and thereby
know it's true and complete essence.

d The disgraceful misunderstanding of Plato is a clear symptom of the low level of

intelligence that exists in society.

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Correct Answer : b

Directions for questions 31 to 34: The passage given below is followed by a set of four
questions. Choose the most appropriate answer to each question.

To the unaware, Plato's dialogues appear to be mere verbal discussions of philosophical

terms by Socrates and his fellow participants.

They're actually disguised dynamos containing hidden potency: fundamental realities

constitutive of human existence, such as goodness, beauty, and virtue (truth, justice and
the American way included). Plato's writings help us to understand that the chasm
between us and arcane reality is not entirely bridgeable by ordinary sensation. Naive
realism assumes that we see, hear, feel, touch, or taste this reality and thereby know it's
true and complete essence. This view fails to take into cognizance the many "filters"
between us and the enigmatic reality.

Part of what each of Plato's dialogues reveals is how widespread ignorance of reality
actually is, how extensive and common the delusion is that we understand reality
because we sense something we call "the external world" and act on it in ways which
seem to prove our complete grasp of its essence. We fail to recognize the myriad
distorting elements between us and reality, assuming that our naive grasp of the
external world brings complete comprehension.

Plato's dialogues only make sense to persons who have committed themselves to the
search for wisdom (philosophy), because they've recognized that there are vast
continents of ignorance within their psyche which they need to illuminate and eradicate.
Only if they have an intense desire to understand the veiled aspects of reality will Plato's
philosophy have any appeal for them.

Throughout the dialogues, Socrates claims that he is ignorant of the concepts and
entities being investigated. Academic pedants, pretending to understand what Plato is
doing in this regard, misinterpret Socrates as merely pretending to be ignorant when he
isn't pretending at all.

"We should recognize that Socrates is being ironic when he feigns ignorance about
moral matters. He is simply pretending not to understand in order to draw out the
person with whom he is arguing. By posing as ignorant, Socrates is able to seduce others
into making moral claims, and then is able to show them how little they actually know
about the topic being discussed."
Socrates did not pretend to be ignorant; he maintained that his means of investigation--
dialectic--led him to discover ever larger areas of reality which he didn't understand. In
his defence at his trial for his life, Socrates stated that what set him apart from others is
that he recognized that he didn't know when he didn't know, whereas others assumed
they knew things which they didn't actually know.

This was not some ironic pretence of ignorance. When we honestly seek wisdom--
beyond mere sensory information--then we constantly discover how much more there is
that we don't know. We may achieve an understanding of a particular area of reality (a
spot of light in a forest), but this also involves our becoming aware of how much more
there is about us that we don't yet understand (the forest surrounding the spot of light).

When Socrates claims ignorance he is doing several things: Saying: "I do not know the
answer to the question you are assuming is the goal of this inquiry; you must get an
answer to such questions from those who specialize in those kinds of issues: the sophists
or the popular artists (like Homer)." Saying: "I am constantly seeking (through
dialectic) to understand mysterious and transcendent realities, so I cannot claim to
already understand them."

Q.32
Which of the following options would best help explain the argument that the author
makes in the fourth paragraph?

a There is a widespread misunderstanding of what constitutes reality.

b Reality is a mystery that needs to be explored at leisure and without cognitive

disruption.

c There are numerous distortions in the quest to understand reality.

d Just because we understand something in a certain way it does not mean that it
must be so.

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Correct Answer : d

Directions for questions 31 to 34: The passage given below is followed by a set of four
questions. Choose the most appropriate answer to each question.

To the unaware, Plato's dialogues appear to be mere verbal discussions of philosophical

terms by Socrates and his fellow participants.

They're actually disguised dynamos containing hidden potency: fundamental realities

constitutive of human existence, such as goodness, beauty, and virtue (truth, justice and
the American way included). Plato's writings help us to understand that the chasm
between us and arcane reality is not entirely bridgeable by ordinary sensation. Naive
realism assumes that we see, hear, feel, touch, or taste this reality and thereby know it's
true and complete essence. This view fails to take into cognizance the many "filters"
between us and the enigmatic reality.

Part of what each of Plato's dialogues reveals is how widespread ignorance of reality
actually is, how extensive and common the delusion is that we understand reality
because we sense something we call "the external world" and act on it in ways which
seem to prove our complete grasp of its essence. We fail to recognize the myriad
distorting elements between us and reality, assuming that our naive grasp of the
external world brings complete comprehension.

Plato's dialogues only make sense to persons who have committed themselves to the
search for wisdom (philosophy), because they've recognized that there are vast
continents of ignorance within their psyche which they need to illuminate and eradicate.
Only if they have an intense desire to understand the veiled aspects of reality will Plato's
philosophy have any appeal for them.

Throughout the dialogues, Socrates claims that he is ignorant of the concepts and
entities being investigated. Academic pedants, pretending to understand what Plato is
doing in this regard, misinterpret Socrates as merely pretending to be ignorant when he
isn't pretending at all.

"We should recognize that Socrates is being ironic when he feigns ignorance about
moral matters. He is simply pretending not to understand in order to draw out the
person with whom he is arguing. By posing as ignorant, Socrates is able to seduce others
into making moral claims, and then is able to show them how little they actually know
about the topic being discussed."

Socrates did not pretend to be ignorant; he maintained that his means of investigation--
dialectic--led him to discover ever larger areas of reality which he didn't understand. In
his defence at his trial for his life, Socrates stated that what set him apart from others is
that he recognized that he didn't know when he didn't know, whereas others assumed
they knew things which they didn't actually know.

This was not some ironic pretence of ignorance. When we honestly seek wisdom--
beyond mere sensory information--then we constantly discover how much more there is
that we don't know. We may achieve an understanding of a particular area of reality (a
spot of light in a forest), but this also involves our becoming aware of how much more
there is about us that we don't yet understand (the forest surrounding the spot of light).

When Socrates claims ignorance he is doing several things: Saying: "I do not know the
answer to the question you are assuming is the goal of this inquiry; you must get an
answer to such questions from those who specialize in those kinds of issues: the sophists
or the popular artists (like Homer)." Saying: "I am constantly seeking (through
dialectic) to understand mysterious and transcendent realities, so I cannot claim to
already understand them."

Q.33
What is the significance of Socrates' claim of ignorance?
a He did not pretend to understand things when he didn't.

b He did this to help others make claims that he would then illuminate as not
knowledgeable enough.

c He was a true seeker and hence understood the fact that the more he knew the
more there was to know.

d He understood the reality of things and knew that one could never really truly
understand anything.

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Correct Answer : c

Directions for questions 31 to 34: The passage given below is followed by a set of four
questions. Choose the most appropriate answer to each question.

To the unaware, Plato's dialogues appear to be mere verbal discussions of philosophical

terms by Socrates and his fellow participants.

They're actually disguised dynamos containing hidden potency: fundamental realities

constitutive of human existence, such as goodness, beauty, and virtue (truth, justice and
the American way included). Plato's writings help us to understand that the chasm
between us and arcane reality is not entirely bridgeable by ordinary sensation. Naive
realism assumes that we see, hear, feel, touch, or taste this reality and thereby know it's
true and complete essence. This view fails to take into cognizance the many "filters"
between us and the enigmatic reality.

Part of what each of Plato's dialogues reveals is how widespread ignorance of reality
actually is, how extensive and common the delusion is that we understand reality
because we sense something we call "the external world" and act on it in ways which
seem to prove our complete grasp of its essence. We fail to recognize the myriad
distorting elements between us and reality, assuming that our naive grasp of the
external world brings complete comprehension.

Plato's dialogues only make sense to persons who have committed themselves to the
search for wisdom (philosophy), because they've recognized that there are vast
continents of ignorance within their psyche which they need to illuminate and eradicate.
Only if they have an intense desire to understand the veiled aspects of reality will Plato's
philosophy have any appeal for them.

Throughout the dialogues, Socrates claims that he is ignorant of the concepts and
entities being investigated. Academic pedants, pretending to understand what Plato is
doing in this regard, misinterpret Socrates as merely pretending to be ignorant when he
isn't pretending at all.
 "We should recognize that Socrates is being ironic when he feigns ignorance about
moral matters. He is simply pretending not to understand in order to draw out the
person with whom he is arguing. By posing as ignorant, Socrates is able to seduce others
into making moral claims, and then is able to show them how little they actually know
about the topic being discussed."

Socrates did not pretend to be ignorant; he maintained that his means of investigation--
dialectic--led him to discover ever larger areas of reality which he didn't understand. In
his defence at his trial for his life, Socrates stated that what set him apart from others is
that he recognized that he didn't know when he didn't know, whereas others assumed
they knew things which they didn't actually know.

This was not some ironic pretence of ignorance. When we honestly seek wisdom--
beyond mere sensory information--then we constantly discover how much more there is
that we don't know. We may achieve an understanding of a particular area of reality (a
spot of light in a forest), but this also involves our becoming aware of how much more
there is about us that we don't yet understand (the forest surrounding the spot of light).

When Socrates claims ignorance he is doing several things: Saying: "I do not know the
answer to the question you are assuming is the goal of this inquiry; you must get an
answer to such questions from those who specialize in those kinds of issues: the sophists
or the popular artists (like Homer)." Saying: "I am constantly seeking (through
dialectic) to understand mysterious and transcendent realities, so I cannot claim to
already understand them."

Q.34
Based on the information in the passage, which of the following would not be true about
Socrates?

a He was honest about the amount of knowledge he had and had the courage to
openly accept it.

b In stating his ignorance, Socrates distanced himself from Plato's dialogues on

reality.

c Socrates was honest about his ignorance.

d Socrates' philosophy and verbal discussions have found a position in Plato's

writings .

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Correct Answer : b

Sec 2

Directions for questions 35 to 38: Answer the questions on the basis of the information
given below.

The bar graph given below shows the data related to the number of people visiting the
famous ‘Ancient Wax Museum’ in Putlabad from the year 2007 to the year 2011.

Q.35
If the total number of visitors in the year 2006 was 46850, what was the number of
female visitors in the year 2011?

a 28110

b 26236

c 37480

d None of these

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Correct Answer : b

Directions for questions 35 to 38: Answer the questions on the basis of the information
given below.

The bar graph given below shows the data related to the number of people visiting the
famous ‘Ancient Wax Museum’ in Putlabad from the year 2007 to the year 2011.
 Q.36
Which of the following statements is true?

a The only year in the given period when the number of female visitors decreased
as compared to the previous year was 2008.

b There was a growth of 40% in the number of male visitors from 2008 to 2009.

c There was a growth of 50% in the number of female visitors from 2009 to 2010.

d The year 2008 onwards, there was an increase each year in the number of male
visitors as compared to the previous year.

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Correct Answer : c

Directions for questions 35 to 38: Answer the questions on the basis of the information
given below.

The bar graph given below shows the data related to the number of people visiting the
famous ‘Ancient Wax Museum’ in Putlabad from the year 2007 to the year 2011.
 Q.37
The difference between the number of male visitors and the number of female visitors in
a year is called “Gender Gap”. For which of the following pairs of years is Gender Gap
equal?

a 2008 and 2011

b 2009 and 2010

c 2008 and 2010

d 2009 and 2011

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Correct Answer : d

Directions for questions 35 to 38: Answer the questions on the basis of the information
given below.

The bar graph given below shows the data related to the number of people visiting the
famous ‘Ancient Wax Museum’ in Putlabad from the year 2007 to the year 2011.
 Q.38
In which year was the number of male visitors the maximum?

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Correct Answer : 2010

Directions for questions 39 to 42: Answer the questions on the basis of the information
given below.

Seven batsmen – Ponting, Sachin, Sehwag, Gambhir, Warner, Smith and Yuvraj –
played in a test match between India and Australia. The number of balls faced by them
are 300, 240, 180, 160, 270, 120 and 150 not necessarily in the same order and their
strike rates are 33.3%, 60%, 30%, 40%, 80%, 45% and 50% in any order.
Strike rate = (Number of runs scored/ Number of balls faced) × 100

Additional information is also given:

1. No batsman, out of the seven, scored 150 or more runs and the lowest runs scored by
any of the seven batsmen was 60.
2. Ponting was the highest scorer, and either he faced the maximum number of balls or
his strike rate was the highest among all.
3. The Strike rate of one of Ponting and Sachin, was twice of the other.
4. Runs scored by each of them was different, except Sehwag and Yuvraj. These two
batsmen scored 60 runs each.
5. Smith scored 81 runs and Gambhir scored 108 runs.

Q.39
What was the strike rate of Sachin?
x

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Correct Answer : 40

Directions for questions 39 to 42: Answer the questions on the basis of the information
given below.

Seven batsmen – Ponting, Sachin, Sehwag, Gambhir, Warner, Smith and Yuvraj –
played in a test match between India and Australia. The number of balls faced by them
are 300, 240, 180, 160, 270, 120 and 150 not necessarily in the same order and their
strike rates are 33.3%, 60%, 30%, 40%, 80%, 45% and 50% in any order.
Strike rate = (Number of runs scored/ Number of balls faced) × 100

Additional information is also given:

1. No batsman, out of the seven, scored 150 or more runs and the lowest runs scored by
any of the seven batsmen was 60.
2. Ponting was the highest scorer, and either he faced the maximum number of balls or
his strike rate was the highest among all.
3. The Strike rate of one of Ponting and Sachin, was twice of the other.
4. Runs scored by each of them was different, except Sehwag and Yuvraj. These two
batsmen scored 60 runs each.
5. Smith scored 81 runs and Gambhir scored 108 runs.

Q.40
Who faced the least number of balls?

a Sehwag

b Yuvraj

c Warner

d Either Sehwag or Yuvraj

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Correct Answer : d

Directions for questions 39 to 42: Answer the questions on the basis of the information
given below.

Seven batsmen – Ponting, Sachin, Sehwag, Gambhir, Warner, Smith and Yuvraj –
played in a test match between India and Australia. The number of balls faced by them
are 300, 240, 180, 160, 270, 120 and 150 not necessarily in the same order and their
strike rates are 33.3%, 60%, 30%, 40%, 80%, 45% and 50% in any order.
Strike rate = (Number of runs scored/ Number of balls faced) × 100

Additional information is also given:

1. No batsman, out of the seven, scored 150 or more runs and the lowest runs scored by
any of the seven batsmen was 60.
2. Ponting was the highest scorer, and either he faced the maximum number of balls or
his strike rate was the highest among all.
3. The Strike rate of one of Ponting and Sachin, was twice of the other.
4. Runs scored by each of them was different, except Sehwag and Yuvraj. These two
batsmen scored 60 runs each.
5. Smith scored 81 runs and Gambhir scored 108 runs.

Q.41
Who was the second highest scorer?

a Gambhir

b Warner

c Sachin

d Smith

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Correct Answer : c

Directions for questions 39 to 42: Answer the questions on the basis of the information
given below.

Seven batsmen – Ponting, Sachin, Sehwag, Gambhir, Warner, Smith and Yuvraj –
played in a test match between India and Australia. The number of balls faced by them
are 300, 240, 180, 160, 270, 120 and 150 not necessarily in the same order and their
strike rates are 33.3%, 60%, 30%, 40%, 80%, 45% and 50% in any order.
Strike rate = (Number of runs scored/ Number of balls faced) × 100

Additional information is also given:

1. No batsman, out of the seven, scored 150 or more runs and the lowest runs scored by
any of the seven batsmen was 60.
2. Ponting was the highest scorer, and either he faced the maximum number of balls or
his strike rate was the highest among all.
3. The Strike rate of one of Ponting and Sachin, was twice of the other.
4. Runs scored by each of them was different, except Sehwag and Yuvraj. These two
batsmen scored 60 runs each.
5. Smith scored 81 runs and Gambhir scored 108 runs.
 Q.42
How many runs did Warner score?

a 90

b 96

c 120

d None of these

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Correct Answer : a

Directions for questions 43 to 46: Answer the questions on the basis of the information
given below.

Pie chart 1 shows the state-wise distribution of population of Australia, which has six
states – Queensland, Tasmania, Sydney, Hobart, Newland and Hampshire. Pie chart 2
shows the state-wise distribution of GDP of Australia. The states are denoted as a, b, c,
d, e and f, not necessarily in same order.

Per Capita Income(PCI) = GDP/Population

It is also known that:

(i) PCI of Newland is 10% less than PCI of Hampshire and 40% less than PCI of
Tasmania.
(ii) PCI of Queensland is 30% less than PCI of Hobart.

Q.43
If GDP of Hampshire is 24 billion dollars and population of Tasmania is 1.5 million,
then what is the PCI (in dollar) of Queensland?

a 1050

b 16000

c 10500

d 15000

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Correct Answer : c

Directions for questions 43 to 46: Answer the questions on the basis of the information
given below.

Pie chart 1 shows the state-wise distribution of population of Australia, which has six
states – Queensland, Tasmania, Sydney, Hobart, Newland and Hampshire. Pie chart 2
shows the state-wise distribution of GDP of Australia. The states are denoted as a, b, c,
d, e and f, not necessarily in same order.

Per Capita Income(PCI) = GDP/Population

It is also known that:

(i) PCI of Newland is 10% less than PCI of Hampshire and 40% less than PCI of
Tasmania.
(ii) PCI of Queensland is 30% less than PCI of Hobart.

Q.44
How many states have PCI higher than that of Australia?

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Correct Answer : 4

Directions for questions 43 to 46: Answer the questions on the basis of the information
given below.

Pie chart 1 shows the state-wise distribution of population of Australia, which has six
states – Queensland, Tasmania, Sydney, Hobart, Newland and Hampshire. Pie chart 2
shows the state-wise distribution of GDP of Australia. The states are denoted as a, b, c,
d, e and f, not necessarily in same order.

Per Capita Income(PCI) = GDP/Population

It is also known that:

(i) PCI of Newland is 10% less than PCI of Hampshire and 40% less than PCI of
Tasmania.
(ii) PCI of Queensland is 30% less than PCI of Hobart.

Q.45
If PCI of Hobart is more than that of Hampshire by $8400, then what is the PCI of
Tasmania?

a $14000

b $14400
c $15000

d $16000

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Correct Answer : b

Directions for questions 43 to 46: Answer the questions on the basis of the information
given below.

Pie chart 1 shows the state-wise distribution of population of Australia, which has six
states – Queensland, Tasmania, Sydney, Hobart, Newland and Hampshire. Pie chart 2
shows the state-wise distribution of GDP of Australia. The states are denoted as a, b, c,
d, e and f, not necessarily in same order.

Per Capita Income(PCI) = GDP/Population

It is also known that:

(i) PCI of Newland is 10% less than PCI of Hampshire and 40% less than PCI of
Tasmania.
(ii) PCI of Queensland is 30% less than PCI of Hobart.

Q.46
What is the PCI of Newland?

a 0.72

b 1.05
c 0.8

d Cannot be determined

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Correct Answer : d

Direction for questions 47 to 50: Answer the questions on the basis of the information
given below.

A company launched four types of products – software inhouse, software export,

hardware inhouse and hardware export recently. The following table shows the figures
related to sum of the key business parameters for the company in 2014.

Total cost of any business for year

Q.47
For which business was the salary as a percentage of total cost least?

a Software inhouse

b Software export

c Hardware inhouse

d Hardware export

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 Correct Answer : b

Direction for questions 47 to 50: Answer the questions on the basis of the information
given below.

A company launched four types of products – software inhouse, software export,

hardware inhouse and hardware export recently. The following table shows the figures
related to sum of the key business parameters for the company in 2014.

Total cost of any business for year

Q.48
Had the everage salary of Software Inhouse employees been equal to that of Hardware
Inhouse employees and other costs remain the same, by what percent would have been
the margin of Software Inhouse more than its actual margin?

a 8.75%

b 29.25%

c 6.25%

d 27.17%

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Correct Answer : d

Direction for questions 47 to 50: Answer the questions on the basis of the information
given below.

A company launched four types of products – software inhouse, software export,

hardware inhouse and hardware export recently. The following table shows the figures
related to sum of the key business parameters for the company in 2014.

Total cost of any business for year

Q.49
In 2015, if the total annual sales of the company increases by 15%, and the salary of the
employees increases by 12.5%, what is total margin of the company?

a Rs. 2.45 crore

b Rs. 1.91 crore

c Rs. 1.88 crore

d Data insufficient

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Correct Answer : d

Direction for questions 47 to 50: Answer the questions on the basis of the information
given below.

A company launched four types of products – software inhouse, software export,

hardware inhouse and hardware export recently. The following table shows the figures
related to sum of the key business parameters for the company in 2014.
Total cost of any business for year

Q.50
In 2015, if total cost of Hardware Export increases by 15%, by what per cent should
salary be reduced so that margin percentage of Hardware Exports remains the same as
it was in 2014?

a 45%

b 25%

c 30%

d 15%

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Correct Answer : a

Directions for questions 51 to 54: Answer the questions on the basis of the information
given below.

Eight persons – A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H – are sitting in two rows, with four persons
each, such that each person in a row faces exactly one person in the other row. It is also
known that:
1. D is not sitting opposite to either F or C.
2. A is sitting opposite to G. G and C are sitting in different rows.
3. G and H are sitting in the same row; C and F are also sitting in the same row. G and
H are not sitting adjacent to each other and the same is true for C and F.
4. A and C are not sitting at the end of the any row.
5. If any one of G and H is sitting at one of the ends, then he is sitting at the extreme
right end of that row.
6. Neither C nor F is sitting opposite either G or H.

Q.51
Who is sitting to the immediate right of C?

a B

b E

c A

d D

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given below.

Eight persons – A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H – are sitting in two rows, with four persons
each, such that each person in a row faces exactly one person in the other row. It is also
known that:
1. D is not sitting opposite to either F or C.
2. A is sitting opposite to G. G and C are sitting in different rows.
3. G and H are sitting in the same row; C and F are also sitting in the same row. G and
H are not sitting adjacent to each other and the same is true for C and F.
4. A and C are not sitting at the end of the any row.
5. If any one of G and H is sitting at one of the ends, then he is sitting at the extreme
right end of that row.
6. Neither C nor F is sitting opposite either G or H.

Q.52
Who is sitting between B and E?

a G

b H

c A

d Cannot be determined

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 Correct Answer : a

Directions for questions 51 to 54: Answer the questions on the basis of the information
given below.

Eight persons – A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H – are sitting in two rows, with four persons
each, such that each person in a row faces exactly one person in the other row. It is also
known that:
1. D is not sitting opposite to either F or C.
2. A is sitting opposite to G. G and C are sitting in different rows.
3. G and H are sitting in the same row; C and F are also sitting in the same row. G and
H are not sitting adjacent to each other and the same is true for C and F.
4. A and C are not sitting at the end of the any row.
5. If any one of G and H is sitting at one of the ends, then he is sitting at the extreme
right end of that row.
6. Neither C nor F is sitting opposite either G or H.

Q.53
Who is sitting opposite to C?

a G

b B

c E

d Either (b) or (c)

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Correct Answer : d

Directions for questions 51 to 54: Answer the questions on the basis of the information
given below.

Eight persons – A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H – are sitting in two rows, with four persons
each, such that each person in a row faces exactly one person in the other row. It is also
known that:
1. D is not sitting opposite to either F or C.
2. A is sitting opposite to G. G and C are sitting in different rows.
3. G and H are sitting in the same row; C and F are also sitting in the same row. G and
H are not sitting adjacent to each other and the same is true for C and F.
4. A and C are not sitting at the end of the any row.
5. If any one of G and H is sitting at one of the ends, then he is sitting at the extreme
right end of that row.
6. Neither C nor F is sitting opposite either G or H.
 Q.54
Which of the following statements is/are required to determine the seating positions of
each person?
(i) C is sitting opposite to the person who is sitting just next to G.
(ii) E is not sitting opposite to the person who is sitting just next to D.
(iii) G is sitting next to E.

a Only (iii)

b Only (ii)

c either (ii) or (iii)

d Only (i)

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Directions for questions 55 to 58: Answer the questions on the basis of the information
given below.

Top seven chess players viz. Anand, Casporoz, Kramnik, Shashi, Michael, Topolov and
Vladimir participated in a knock out tournament. These players were ranked from 1 to
7 respectively. Anand, who was the best player, was ranked 1. In the tournament, the
winner of the first match played the second match of the tournament with the player
whose rank was immediately higher to the rank of the loser of the first match and loser
got knocked out. The winner of the second match played the third match of the
tournament with the player whose rank was immediately higher to the rank of the loser
of the second match and the loser of this match got knocked out. The same continued
until exactly one player was left. It was also observed that:
1. No player played more than three matches and each player played at least one match.
2. Anand played exactly two matches.
3. The player with rank 5 did not participate in the last match of the tournament.

Q.55
For which player, except Anand, can we exactly determine the number of matches that
he played?

a Shashi

b Vladimir

c Topolov
d Not possible for any player

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Directions for questions 55 to 58: Answer the questions on the basis of the information
given below.

Top seven chess players viz. Anand, Casporoz, Kramnik, Shashi, Michael, Topolov and
Vladimir participated in a knock out tournament. These players were ranked from 1 to
7 respectively. Anand, who was the best player, was ranked 1. In the tournament, the
winner of the first match played the second match of the tournament with the player
whose rank was immediately higher to the rank of the loser of the first match and loser
got knocked out. The winner of the second match played the third match of the
tournament with the player whose rank was immediately higher to the rank of the loser
of the second match and the loser of this match got knocked out. The same continued
until exactly one player was left. It was also observed that:
1. No player played more than three matches and each player played at least one match.
2. Anand played exactly two matches.
3. The player with rank 5 did not participate in the last match of the tournament.

Q.56
What was the sum of the ranks of the players who played the third match of the
tournament?

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Correct Answer : 8

Directions for questions 55 to 58: Answer the questions on the basis of the information
given below.

Top seven chess players viz. Anand, Casporoz, Kramnik, Shashi, Michael, Topolov and
Vladimir participated in a knock out tournament. These players were ranked from 1 to
7 respectively. Anand, who was the best player, was ranked 1. In the tournament, the
winner of the first match played the second match of the tournament with the player
whose rank was immediately higher to the rank of the loser of the first match and loser
got knocked out. The winner of the second match played the third match of the
tournament with the player whose rank was immediately higher to the rank of the loser
of the second match and the loser of this match got knocked out. The same continued
until exactly one player was left. It was also observed that:
1. No player played more than three matches and each player played at least one match.
2. Anand played exactly two matches.
3. The player with rank 5 did not participate in the last match of the tournament.
 Q.57
Who could have beaten Michael in the tournament?
(i) Anand
(ii) Casporoz
(iii) Kramnik
(iv) Shashi

a Only (ii) & (i)

b Only (i)

c Only (i) & (iii)

d Only (ii)

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Directions for questions 55 to 58: Answer the questions on the basis of the information
given below.

Top seven chess players viz. Anand, Casporoz, Kramnik, Shashi, Michael, Topolov and
Vladimir participated in a knock out tournament. These players were ranked from 1 to
7 respectively. Anand, who was the best player, was ranked 1. In the tournament, the
winner of the first match played the second match of the tournament with the player
whose rank was immediately higher to the rank of the loser of the first match and loser
got knocked out. The winner of the second match played the third match of the
tournament with the player whose rank was immediately higher to the rank of the loser
of the second match and the loser of this match got knocked out. The same continued
until exactly one player was left. It was also observed that:
1. No player played more than three matches and each player played at least one match.
2. Anand played exactly two matches.
3. The player with rank 5 did not participate in the last match of the tournament.

Q.58
How many matches did Topolov play in the tournament?

a 1

b 2

c 3

d Cannot be determined
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Correct Answer : d

Directions for questions 59 to 62: Answer the questions on the basis of the information given
below.

Vikas, a student, has prepared a weekly schedule for his exam preparations. He has to study
four subjects – Maths, Physics, Chemistry and Economics. During a period of any seven
consecutive days, he will study Maths and Physics on four days each, Chemistry on three
days and Economics on two days. On Saturdays as well as Sundays he will study only one
subject. On one of the weekdays, which span from Monday to Friday, he will study three
subjects, one of which is Economics. On rest of the weekdays, he will study two subjects each.

Some additional information is also given :

1. He will not study any subject on three consecutive days.
2. He will not study Economics on two consecutive days.
3. He will study both Maths and Chemistry exactly once in a week on the same day.

A partial information of the schedule is given in the table below –

Q.59
Which subject does he study on Saturday?

a Maths

b Physics

c Chemistry

d Economics

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below.

Vikas, a student, has prepared a weekly schedule for his exam preparations. He has to study
four subjects – Maths, Physics, Chemistry and Economics. During a period of any seven
consecutive days, he will study Maths and Physics on four days each, Chemistry on three
days and Economics on two days. On Saturdays as well as Sundays he will study only one
subject. On one of the weekdays, which span from Monday to Friday, he will study three
subjects, one of which is Economics. On rest of the weekdays, he will study two subjects each.

Some additional information is also given :

1. He will not study any subject on three consecutive days.
2. He will not study Economics on two consecutive days.
3. He will study both Maths and Chemistry exactly once in a week on the same day.

A partial information of the schedule is given in the table below –

Q.60
Which subject does he definitely study on Tuesday?

a Physics

b Economics

c Chemistry

d None of these

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below.

Vikas, a student, has prepared a weekly schedule for his exam preparations. He has to study
four subjects – Maths, Physics, Chemistry and Economics. During a period of any seven
consecutive days, he will study Maths and Physics on four days each, Chemistry on three
days and Economics on two days. On Saturdays as well as Sundays he will study only one
subject. On one of the weekdays, which span from Monday to Friday, he will study three
subjects, one of which is Economics. On rest of the weekdays, he will study two subjects each.

Some additional information is also given :

1. He will not study any subject on three consecutive days.
2. He will not study Economics on two consecutive days.
3. He will study both Maths and Chemistry exactly once in a week on the same day.

A partial information of the schedule is given in the table below –

 Q.61
Which of the following statement(s) is/are definitely true?

a Vikas will study both Maths and Economics on at least one day.

b Vikas will study both Physics and Economics on at least one day.

c Vikas will study both Chemistry and Economics on at least one day.

d More than one of the above.

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Directions for questions 59 to 62: Answer the questions on the basis of the information given
below.

Vikas, a student, has prepared a weekly schedule for his exam preparations. He has to study
four subjects – Maths, Physics, Chemistry and Economics. During a period of any seven
consecutive days, he will study Maths and Physics on four days each, Chemistry on three
days and Economics on two days. On Saturdays as well as Sundays he will study only one
subject. On one of the weekdays, which span from Monday to Friday, he will study three
subjects, one of which is Economics. On rest of the weekdays, he will study two subjects each.

Some additional information is also given :

1. He will not study any subject on three consecutive days.
2. He will not study Economics on two consecutive days.
3. He will study both Maths and Chemistry exactly once in a week on the same day.

A partial information of the schedule is given in the table below –

Q.62
On which day he could have studied both Maths and Physics?

a Monday

b Tuesday
c Thursday

d Sunday

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Correct Answer : b

Directions for questions 63 to 66: Answer the questions on the basis of the information
given below.

Each of the seven siblings – Anshu, Bhuvan, Crystal, Daksh, Eric, Foram and Giresh –
participated in a different activity among Painting, Singing, Dancing, Debate, Essay
Writing, Cooking and Gymnastics, not necessarily in the same order, during a talent
hunt competition organized by their housing society. It is also known that:
(i) There is exactly one pair of twins among the seven and none of the twins participated
in Gymnastics.
(ii) Bhuvan participated in Cooking and Anshu participated in Debate.
(iii) Those who participated in Singing, Dancing and Essay Writing are younger to
Daksh, who is not the eldest among the seven.
(iv) Eric is younger to Crystal, who is younger to Foram.
(v) The eldest and the youngest of the siblings participated in Dancing and Debate, in no
particular order.
(vi) The one who participated in Painting has exactly four siblings elder to him/her and
the one who participated in Gymnastics has exactly four siblings younger to him/her.
Note: Twins to be considered equal in age.

Q.63
In which of the following activities did Foram definitely not participate?

a Painting

b Essay Writing

c Singing

d None of these

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given below.
Each of the seven siblings – Anshu, Bhuvan, Crystal, Daksh, Eric, Foram and Giresh –
participated in a different activity among Painting, Singing, Dancing, Debate, Essay
Writing, Cooking and Gymnastics, not necessarily in the same order, during a talent
hunt competition organized by their housing society. It is also known that:
(i) There is exactly one pair of twins among the seven and none of the twins participated
in Gymnastics.
(ii) Bhuvan participated in Cooking and Anshu participated in Debate.
(iii) Those who participated in Singing, Dancing and Essay Writing are younger to
Daksh, who is not the eldest among the seven.
(iv) Eric is younger to Crystal, who is younger to Foram.
(v) The eldest and the youngest of the siblings participated in Dancing and Debate, in no
particular order.
(vi) The one who participated in Painting has exactly four siblings elder to him/her and
the one who participated in Gymnastics has exactly four siblings younger to him/her.
Note: Twins to be considered equal in age.

Q.64
Who among the following is one of the twins?

a Eric

b Foram

c Giresh

d Daksh

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given below.

Each of the seven siblings – Anshu, Bhuvan, Crystal, Daksh, Eric, Foram and Giresh –
participated in a different activity among Painting, Singing, Dancing, Debate, Essay
Writing, Cooking and Gymnastics, not necessarily in the same order, during a talent
hunt competition organized by their housing society. It is also known that:
(i) There is exactly one pair of twins among the seven and none of the twins participated
in Gymnastics.
(ii) Bhuvan participated in Cooking and Anshu participated in Debate.
(iii) Those who participated in Singing, Dancing and Essay Writing are younger to
Daksh, who is not the eldest among the seven.
(iv) Eric is younger to Crystal, who is younger to Foram.
(v) The eldest and the youngest of the siblings participated in Dancing and Debate, in no
particular order.
(vi) The one who participated in Painting has exactly four siblings elder to him/her and
the one who participated in Gymnastics has exactly four siblings younger to him/her.
Note: Twins to be considered equal in age.

Q.65
Who participated in Gymnastics?

a Giresh

b Eric

c Crystal

d Daksh

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given below.

Each of the seven siblings – Anshu, Bhuvan, Crystal, Daksh, Eric, Foram and Giresh –
participated in a different activity among Painting, Singing, Dancing, Debate, Essay
Writing, Cooking and Gymnastics, not necessarily in the same order, during a talent
hunt competition organized by their housing society. It is also known that:
(i) There is exactly one pair of twins among the seven and none of the twins participated
in Gymnastics.
(ii) Bhuvan participated in Cooking and Anshu participated in Debate.
(iii) Those who participated in Singing, Dancing and Essay Writing are younger to
Daksh, who is not the eldest among the seven.
(iv) Eric is younger to Crystal, who is younger to Foram.
(v) The eldest and the youngest of the siblings participated in Dancing and Debate, in no
particular order.
(vi) The one who participated in Painting has exactly four siblings elder to him/her and
the one who participated in Gymnastics has exactly four siblings younger to him/her.
Note: Twins to be considered equal in age.

Q.66
Who participated in dancing?

a Eric

b Foram

c Giresh
 d Crystal

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Correct Answer : a

Sec 3

Q.67
The external length, breadth and height of a closed box are 10 cm, 9 cm and 7 cm
respectively. The total inner surface area of the box is 262 sq. cm. If the walls of the box
have uniform thickness of t cm, then t equals

a 1 cm

d 3 cm

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Correct Answer : a

Q.68
The manufacturing cost per item of an article is Rs. 50 when 100 items are produced. It
decreases by Rs.10 when 50 more items are produced. By what value would it decrease
from the original if 100 items more than the original number were produced?

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Correct Answer : 15

Q.69
Find the value of the following expression:
a

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Correct Answer : c

Q.70
What is the smallest value of x for which x! is divisible by 3 ?
7

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Correct Answer : 18

Q.71
How many five-digit numbers that are multiples of 5 can be formed by using the first 6
natural numbers, repetition of digits is not allowed?

a 90

b 60

c 120

d 240

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Correct Answer : c

Q.72
How many factors of 1296 have exactly three factors?

a 1

b 2

c 3

d 4

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Correct Answer : b

Q.73
Two dishonest milkmen mix water and milk before selling it in the market. The first
milkman mixes water and milk in the ratio 2 : 1 and the second milkman mixes water
and milk in the ratio 3 : 1. If they sell the mixtures at Rs. 60 per litre and Rs. 80 per litre
respectively, then from which milkman should the customer purchase milk to get the
more quantity of pure milk per rupee paid?

a 1st milkman

b 2nd milkman

c Any one

d Cannot be determined

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Correct Answer : a

Q.74

a 0
b 1

c 8

d 4

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Correct Answer : b

Q.75
A large cubical brick is manufactured by using 8 smaller and identical cubical bricks
and bonding them with cement paste of uniform thickness. Cement is used for joining
all the surfaces which need to be in contact. If cement forms 20% of the volume of the
bigger brick, the ratio of the thickness of cement layer to the side of a smaller brick is

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Correct Answer : c

Q.76
A dishonest shopkeeper has two varieties of wheat. One variety costs Rs. 9 per kilogram
and the second variety costs Rs. 13 per kilogram. He mixes the two varieties in the ratio
5 : 7. Further, he adds 18 kg of adulterant, which comes at free of cost, to the mixture to
gain a higher profit. If the shopkeeper makes a profit of 30% by selling the adulterated
mixture at the cost price of the mixture of the two varieties of wheat, what is the total
amount realised by selling the adulterated mixture?
a Rs. 680

b Rs. 784

c Rs. 884

d Rs. 924

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Q.77
ABCDEF is a regular hexagon of side a units. P is a point inside the hexagon. If PG, PH,
PI, PJ, PK and PL are drawn perpendicular to the sides AB, BC, CD, DE, EF and FA,
respectively, then the value (in units) of (PG + PH + PI + PJ + PK + PL) is equal to

a 6√3 a

b 3√3 a

c 3a

d 6a

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Correct Answer : b

Q.78
If the integers m and n are chosen at random out of integers 1 to 100, with replacement,
then the probability that a number of the form (7 + 7 ) is divisible by 5 equals
m n

c
d

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Correct Answer : a

Q.79
A task is assigned to A, B and C. A works twice as fast as B and B works at one-third
the rate at which C works. No two of them worked on the job at the same time. The job
was completed in three days. Each one of them completed the same amount of work. A
worked for

a 1 day

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Correct Answer : b

Q.80
There is a button inside an elevator in a building having 20 floors, excluding ground
floor. The elevator either goes 8 floors downward or 13 floors upward when the button
is pressed, depending on the availability of enough floors to go up or down. A person
has to go to the 8th floor from the 13th floor. What is the minimum number of times
that he needs to press the button?

a 22

b 19

c 7

d 14
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Q.81
Let a, b and c be the sides of a triangle ABC. If (a + b + c) (b + c – a) = kbc, then k lies
between

a –1 and 1

b –4 and 4

c 0 and 4

d 4 and 6

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Correct Answer : c

Q.82

b (7, 1), (3, 9), (–5, –8)

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Correct Answer : c
 Q.83
A two-digit natural number is ‘q’ times the sum of its digits. The number formed by
interchanging the digits is how many times the sum of its digits?

a (9 – q)

b (q + 1)

c (11 – q)

d (q – 1)

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Correct Answer : c

Q.84

a 2, 2, 1

b 2, 1, 2

c 1, 2, 2

d None of these

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Correct Answer : a

Q.85
In an examination there were n subjects. When the results were declared, it was
observed that 2 students failed in at least p subjects, where p is a natural number less
n-p

than or equal to n. The number of subjects for each of the students in which he/she
failed is counted and then all such numbers are added. If the aforementioned sum is 63,
what is the number of subjects in the examination?

a 4
b 6

c 10

d 15

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Correct Answer : b

Q.86
Reggy, the running champion of last year, took part in the Running Championship
2015. Being very confident about his victory, he decided to start from some distance
before the starting point on a 200 m straight racing track. If he reached the mid point of
the track 10 s after the start and took a total of 18 s to finish the race, what was his
speed in the race?

a 10 m/s

b 11.09 m/s

c 12 m/s

d 12.5 m/s

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Correct Answer : d

Q.87
What is the value of the following expression:

b
c

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Correct Answer : b

Q.88
If two natural numbers, each of which is a 2-digit, are chosen randomly, find the
probability that these two numbers have the same unit digits.

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Correct Answer : b

Q.89
Find the sum of the digits of the smallest natural number P, such that the sum of cubes
of the 4 smallest distinct factors of P is 2P.

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Correct Answer : 9

Q.90
There are three identical pots and Sonu has to put exactly one ball in each pot. These
balls can be either white, black or any other coloured ball. Sonu has many white and
black balls but only one each of red, green, blue and yellow colours. All the balls are of
identical shape. In how many ways can Sonu put the balls into these pots?

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Correct Answer : 32

Q.91
A firm has tractors of four models, A, B, C and D. Four tractors – two of model B and
one each of models C and D – plough a field in two days. Two model A tractors and one
model C tractor take three days to plough the same field. Three tractors – one each of
models A, B and C – take four days to plough the field. How long will it take to plough
the field for four tractors each of a different model?

b 2 days

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Correct Answer : d

Q.92
Find the remainder when 2 + 2 + 2 + … + 2 + 2 is divided by 5.
999 998 997 2 1

a 4

b 3

c 2

d 1

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Q.93

a 2√7 cm

b 5 cm

c 2√5 cm

d None of these

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Correct Answer : a

Q.94

a 25/33

b 25/49
c 49/25

d 169/225

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Correct Answer : a

Q.95
Two friends – Prakash and Arpit – started running simultaneously from a point P in the
same direction along a straight running track. The ratio of the speeds of Prakash and
Arpit was 2 : 5 respectively. Two hours later, Arpit turned back and started running
backwards at one-fifth of his original speed. He met Prakash at a distance of 10 km
from the point P. What was Prakash’s running speed?

a 1.25 km/hr

b 2.5 km/hr

c 3.75 km/hr

d 6.25 km/hr

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Q.96
A quadrilateral is formed by the lines x = 0, y = 0, x + y = 1 and 6x + y = 3. What is the
equation of the diagonal of the quadrilateral that passes through the origin?

a 3x + 2y = 0

b 2x - 3y = 0

c 3x - 2y = 0

d 2x + 3y = 0

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Q.97
A function f(x) is defined as (x + 1) × f(x + 1) + x × f(x) + (x – 1) × f(x – 1) = 0 for x ≥ 2 .
If f(1) = 40 and f(6) = 180, find the value of f(14).

a –80

b –160

c –1120

d Cannot be determined

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Q.98
There are three watches – W1, W2 and W3. Once an alarm goes off in W1, it rings
continuously for 20 seconds, then pauses, then starts ringing again after 2 minutes, and
so on. The respective values for W2 are 50 seconds and 5 minutes, and for W3 are 1
minute and 6 minutes. An alarm is set in each of the three watches for 06:00 am. At
what time after 06:00 am will the three alarms go off simultaneously for the first time?

a 06:35 am

b 06:42 am

c 06:30 am

d None of these

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Q.99
Rohan sold a table at a profit of 15%. Had he bought it at 10% less and sold it for Rs.21
less, he would have gained 25%. At what price (in `) had he bought the table?

a 800
b 840

c 420

d 640

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Correct Answer : b

Q.100
An unsharpened cylindrical pencil consists of a layer of wood surrounding a solid
cylinder of graphite. The radius of a pencil is 7 mm, the radius of the graphite cylinder
is 1 mm and the length of the pencil is 10 cm. Find the cost of the material used in a
pencil, if the cost of wood is Rs.0.70/cm and that of graphite is Rs.2.10/cm .
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a Rs.8.76

b Rs.10.02

c Rs.11.22

d Rs.13.74

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Correct Answer : c